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History clearly
reveals that the founders of America sought righteousness as expressed in the Bible and defined by Yeshua (Jesus).
Three days before George Washington took the oath of office as the first president of the United States, Congress
passed the following resolution: Resolved,
That after the oath shall have been administered to the President, he, attended by the Vice President and members of the Senate
and House of Representatives, shall proceed to St. Paul’s Chapel, to hear divine service. (Annals of Congress,
Vol. 1, p. 25, April 27, 1789)
Pictured below is the altar in St. Paul's Cathedral.
It is an artwork titled "Glory". The white clouds and golden lighting represent the glory of God, and the Hebrew
word for "The LORD" , "Yahweh", is seen above the two tablets of the Ten Commandments.
Following is part of George Washington's speech to Delaware
Indian Chiefs on June 12, 1779 “You do well to wish to learn our
arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than
you are. Congress will do everything they can to assist you in this wise intention.”
Quoting Yahweh, the God of the Bible,
Peter writes in 1 Peter 1:16 "Be ye
holy; for I am holy" KJV. The word "Holy" means to be
set apart. At Living Water Homestead of Faith this is what we want to be; Set apart for God's service. Many years ago as a part of self examination
we began to evaluate why we were celebrating traditional American "holidays" as we had done all of our
lives. Was there another reason other than "we always have"? Very surprisingly our research lead us to the clear
conclusion that most American holidays were far more commercial than Biblical. We discovered that most modern
American Holidays either didn't exist, were ignored, or declared illegal in early America. Surprisingly we found
that most if not all American holidays have non-biblical roots or at the very least significant pagan attributes.
" ...Surely our
fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit."
Jer 16:19 KJV
As Yahweh God
proclaimed "Be Holy as I am Holy"; in honor of Him we chose to discontinue most American holidays that we had previously
been celebrating in exchange for the Biblical "holidays" that are clearly expressed in Levitcus 23 and many
other places throughout the Bible. We encourage you to research these issues
as well so that you can know of what you are a part. We would be glad to help you with this.
Following are the dates of the Biblical holydays /
Annual Appointed Times in 2009 1st Day of Unleavened Bread - April 11, 2009 7th Day of Unleavened Bread
- April 17, 2009 Pentecost /Shavuot - May 31, 2009 Trumpets / Yom
Teruah September 21, 2009 Day of Atonement / Yom Kippurim
September 30, 2009 Tabernacles / 1st Day of Sukkot October 5, 2009 The eighth Day / Shemini Atzeret October 12, 2009
And He hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written,
KING
OF KINGS, AND Lord OF Lords.
Rev 19:16 KJV
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their are often scheduled meetings in various areas that are not posted on our schedule. For further information please
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Fundamentals of Our Faith
We
believe in the the God of the Bible who is the Creator of heaven and earth whose name is Yahweh. "Hear O Israel, Yahweh
our God, Yahweh is One" (Deut. 6:4). The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are united in God (Is. 11:1-2, Lk. 4:18-21). We believe in the Scriptures, both the "Old and New Testament" in their original,
inspired text. They are the inspired and inerrant Word of Yahweh, God Almighty. They are the divine and final authority
in determining all doctrinal truths (2 Tim. 3:16). We believe that Yeshua
(Jesus) of Nazareth is the Messiah (Christ), God made manifest in the flesh (1 Tim. 3:16). He was born of a virgin (Luke 1:34)
and lived a sinless life. He died for us as an atoning sacrifice for our sins (1 John 4:10), was resurrected from the dead
(1 Cor. 15:4), and has ascended to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19). Yeshua will return physically as King of Kings
and Lord of Lords to reign over the earth (Zech. 14, Acts 1:9-11, and Rev. 19:11-16). We believe that all have sinned and need the salvation, which is provided only through Yeshua and by the grace of
Yahweh (Ps. 14:1-3, Rom. 3:23). We believe that Holy Spirit dwells all
believers to lead, guide, teach, comfort, and empower us to live a righteous life (Jn. 14:26, 2 Tim. 1:7, 1 Cor. 14:26). We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and unsaved. The redeemed to everlasting
joy in the presence of Yahweh, and the lost to eternal damnation and separation from Yahweh (John 5:28-29 and Rev. 20:11-15). We believe the instructions of Yahweh are of a loving and gracious Father
to His children. It is the perfect law that gives us liberty (Ps. 119:44-45, James 2:25-26). The commandments of Yahweh will
not disappear until heaven and earth disappear (Matt. 5:17-20). We delight in the instruction of Yahweh (Ps. 1:2). It
is the loving instruction of how a redeemed and righteous people should live. Yeshua kept His Father’s commandments
and lived in the Father's love. We are instructed to walk as Yeshua walked (1 John 2:3-6). We are to obey Yahweh’s commandments
and to hold to the testimony of Yeshua (Rev. 12:17).
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